負う (おう): to bear, to owe — Japanese vocabulary
負う is read おう and means "to bear, to owe". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
負う
- Reading
- おう · ou
- Translation
- to bear, to owe
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- おうが
Example
私は彼の不正直さの責任を負うことはできない。
わたしはかれのふしょうじきさのせきにんをおうことはできない。
I can't answer for his dishonesty.
Kanji in this word
- 負 — lose, carry
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